It’s long been known that thousands of residents are leaving New York every year. The high cost of living, high taxes, retirement, and a lack of jobs that pay well have driven New Yorkers to look elsewhere to live. Once again, studies show that many from the Empire State are either heading south or west to start a new life.
But a new study has shed some more light on the large number of outbound residents, including which metro areas most people are moving from. It may surprise you what areas in New York people are fleeing from. Or, maybe it won’t.
Study: Poughkeepsie Near Top of America’s Metro Areas People Are Leaving
The results, posted at PIX11, report that the 48th United Van Lines National Movers Study says that New York was third in the country for residents leaving. The report says that that 59% of the total New York migrations were outbound, and 41% were inbound. It should be noted that over half of those moving to New York state have an annual income of over $150,000, according to the study’s findings.
New Jersey topped the list for the seventh straight year of states people are leaving.
Are People Really Leaving (Or Moving To) the Hudson Valley Area?
But what may surprise some is just how many are fleeing New York’s Hudson Valley region? When United Van Lines broke down the info for metro areas, Poughkeepsie ranked 4th in the country for resident leaving, with 73% of the moves being outbound…